DefenceTalkThe Royal Navy has fired a warning shot at a Spanish patrol boat which sailed too close to a US nuclear-powered submarine as it sailed in waters off Gibraltar. Flares were fired across the bow of the Spanish Guardia Civil vessel Rio Cedena as it twice attempted to sail across the front of the ballistic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-navy-warning-shot-at-spanish-boat-in-gibraltar-67405/

DefenceTalkSpain’s government has given the go-ahead for the project launch regarding a procurement of new-generation frigates. The new class of ships will be referred to as the F-110 series and will replace the six Santa Maria-class frigates (F-80) commissioned into Spanish Navy service between 1986 and 1994. Together with Spain’s state-owned shipbuilding giant, Navantia, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spain-green-lights-new-generation-frigate-project-65058/

DefenceTalkDefence and security company Saab’s Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Skeldar is now operationally deployed on-board the offshore patrol vessel BAM Meteoro. Skeldar is supporting the Spanish Navy with surveillance capabilities while taking part in the EU Atalanta operation in the Gulf of Aden. Earlier this year Saab announced a contract to deploy the Skeldar Unmanned […]https://www.defencetalk.com/skeldar-uas-operationally-deployed-by-the-spanish-navy-49655/